TV Overnights: Come Fly with Me ends on a 6.1m high

BBC One secured the majority of the 9pm to 10pm peak-hour ratings despite competition from ITV1’s Kidnap and Ransom.

The final Come Fly with Me – Matt Lucas and David Walliam’s latest comedy series – attracted more than 6.1 million peak viewers and a 24.2% average share between 9pm and 9.30pm.

At 9.30pm,  ITV1’s Kidnap and Ransom won over the peak audience for a short 15 minute period. The crime drama, starring Trevor Eve  and John Hannah, pulled in 4.4 million average viewers and a 18.6% share during the full hour-long slot.

BBC One’s Not Going Out took over at 9.45pm to claim the final peak-hour ratings. The comedy secured an average 4.2 million viewers and a 18% share.

Over on Channel 4, the second episode in the documentary series Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day banked 1.4 million viewers and a 5.8% average share, while BBC Two’s Men of Rock picked up 1.2 million viewers and a 5% share.

A lower 996,000 average viewers tuned in to Channel 5’s new Justin Lee Collins: Turning Japanese show during the 9pm to 10pm slot.

Earlier on in the evening, the soaps dominated the pre-watershed ratings. BBC One’s Eastenders peaked with almost 9 million viewers, while ITV1’s Coronation Street pulled in 8.2 million viewers and Emmerdale picked up 7.6 million.

Overnight data is available each morning in mediatel.co.uk’s TV Database, with all BARB registered subscribers able to view reports for terrestrial networks and key multi-channel stations.